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Europe - Travel accounts of various
bike trips in Europe, transatlantic
crossings by freighter and cruise
ship
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Mexico - Places we have visited
including Tulum
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Archives - Life of Secotan and
more of John's stories.
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Book list of Recommended Reading
on subjects in this website.
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Merida - The Coffee Shops, The
Streets, Places to Eat, What's
Happening and more to come!
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Videos - just a couple now but more
later
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Valladolid - Bike trips and more. A
good location half-way between Mérida
and Cancun NEW
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Monument in Chetumal, Quintana Roo
dedicated to Gonzalo Guerrero, his wife
Zazil Ha and their children
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IN SEARCH OF GONZALO GUERRERO, FATHER
OF THE FIRST MESTIZO
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This fascinating story actually begins with the birth of Gonzalo
Guerrero back in the early 1470’s at Palos, Andalusia, Spain.
Trained as a military combatant he fought to drive the last of the
Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula by 1492 ending eight centuries
of Islamic occupation. Then he took up his next position of
soldier/sailor on Columbus’s first ocean crossing expedition aboard
the small open carvel vessel, Niña.
This soldier of fortune’s story did not reappear in the annals of
history again until 1511. Gonzalo set sail in good weather from the
Gulf of Darien on the Colombian coast of South America north
bound with looted treasure and slaves.
What happened next is one of the worst nightmare stories that
could happen to anyone. Read more.
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SANTA ELENA
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REVISITED - DEC
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2010
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Eighty kilometers south of
Mérida with great bus links,
Santa Elena is the perfect
place for bike excursions.
Unique room rentals plus
good eats are all here.
Read more.
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YAXCABÁ AND TABI, YUCATÁN
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THE TABI KIDS
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Our second class bus took us on a
very sinuous scenic small village route,
off the main road.
Several taxi drivers were there
competing for our business. Jane and I
had already planned to use whatever
type of transport we could to make the
next leg of our trip. Read more.
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CHUMAYEL, TEABO, &
TIPIKAL, YUCATÁN
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You may travel the world over and
never find a stranger or more
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OXKUTZCAB, YUCATÁN
CHANGING TIMES
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interesting adventuresome
get-a-way.Here is the real Mexico
that tourists miss most. We
boarded a second class bus from
Mérida bound for Chumayel with
our folding bicycles stowed below.
For two hours we sat back and
were whisked along the seldom
traveled back roads of Yucatán
witnessing the quiet and quaint
Mayan villages unaffected by the
passing centuries.
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RUTA PUUC 2011 -LABNÁ, XLAPAK, SAYIL
AND KABAH
Three lovely days in Yucatán.
We invite you to come along with us on our
bike-bus tour of Ruta Puuc..
We traveled the back roads of Yucatán, entered
the quaint colonial villages and got a first hand
look at the colorful local population, many of
whom would be our traveling companions.
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IZAMAL, YUCATÁN, TO KANTUNIL WITH VISITS TO
CUAUHTÉMOC, SUDZAL AND XANABA BY BIKE AND BUS
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One of the all time best
one-day Yucatán get-away
excursions we have found.
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As tourist end destinations go
Izamal is one of Yucatán’s
finest and well worth a day or
two of your time to explore and
get to know
Down the road from Izamal we
arrive at the small village of
Cuauhtémoc where the ruined
church of Pixilá stands upon
the mound of a ruined Mayan
temple. read more
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Exotic Bicycles of Yucatán and
around the world - from the 1890's
to 201l. Click photo to view.
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MUYIL MAYAN RUINS AND SIAN KA'AN
BIOSPHERERESERVE - A SIDE TRIP FROM TULUM
Muyil is a wonderful place to take a nature hike, mingle with
tropical nature and witness some of the most unusual examples
of the Mayan advanced infrastructure that is still functional to
this very day. This is a big place so plan to do a lot of walking.
To enjoy Muyil to its fullest a half day of leisurely poking along
will enhance your pleasurable experience immensely.
Muyil also known as Chunyaxché still stands as a noteworthy
testimonial to this remarkable Mayan civilization.
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Finally the book for traveling adventurers who want to
see more than just trinket shops and crowded tourist
traps has arrived:
Our new book—built one stone at a time like the Mayan
pyramids.
Yucatán's Magic–Mérida Side Trips: Treasures of Mayab
Over a quarter of a century of inspired exploration and
recording of our travels has led my wife and me to
compile an impressive collection of outings that are the
foundation for this book, built one story at a time.
This isn’t a guide book but an idea book. It is something
of another element not made to compete with
guidebooks—it is made to complement them.
Available from iBook store and Amazon.com in paperback
and Kindle.
For EPUB edition: click here.
For NOOK edition: click here
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